Locum Consultant Paediatrician - Carmarthen, United Kingdom - Hywel Dda University Health Board

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Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics based at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen


The Paediatric Service is seeking to recruit a motivated, dynamic, forward thinking Locum Consultant Paediatrician, to join the team at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen.


This is a replacement full-time post, to support the reconfiguration of the child health service and develop the service in response to the recent centralisation of maternity and paediatric care in West Wales; you will join colleagues in a very dynamic and forward-looking General Paediatrics department.

The neonatal service has merged across the units in the 3 counties to enable BAPM standards are met and provide ongoing paediatric training.

This post is primarily based in Carmarthenshire with agreement to provide care for children and young people in Pembrokeshire. The SCBU (based at Glangwili) plays its part in the South Wales Neonatal network, with CHANTs providing transport


This full-time locum position at Hywel Dda University Health Board with be predominately based in Glangwili Hospital with some scheduled clinical commitments on other sites.

The split is 9 DCC and 1 SPA.


There will be a requirement to contribute to 1:12 consultant of the ward week, covering acute paediatrics and SCBU along with safeguarding medical referrals.


The on call is on spilt weekends on 1 in 8 specific to this job and based at Glangwili Hospital.

The clinics duties consist of general clinic in addition to a sub-specialist interest clinics per week as agreed with job plan.


Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties.

Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.

We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:


  • Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest
  • Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire
  • 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres
  • Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services


Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

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